Attachment for wash suits



March 24, 1936. M. TARTIKOFF ATTACHMENT FOR WASH SUITS Filed NOV. 4, 1935 Fig? ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 24, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates generally to attaching means for a yieldable connection between garment members, and more specifically to attaching means for a yieldable connection between the waist and lower portion of childrens wash suits.

This invention makes provision for a yieldable attachment means situated proximate to any edge of a garment juxtaposing any other connecting edge thereof whereby any induced strain between such members attached is compensated by the elasticity of the said yieldable attachment means.

An object of the invention resides in the pro- Vision of an attachment means whereby a strain or stretching of a garment is not localized by the transmission of such strain or stretching to the connecting parts and therefore is not accompanied by a destruction of buttonholes, fasteners and fabric.

An additional object of the invention resides in the provision of attachment means whereby fasteners thereof are provided with elastic and universal movement thereby affording undistorted articulation between the connecting members of the garment.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of an attachment means whereby a stretching of a two-piece garment is not accompanied by a destruction of buttonholes, fasteners and fabric.

These objects and other incidental ends and advantages will hereinafter appear in the progress of this disclosure and the novelty thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The accompanying drawing shows a preferred form of the invention as applied to a childs wash suit wherein the garment comprises two portions, a waist portion and a pants portion. It is distinctly understood, however, that other embodiments of the invention are feasible in single piece garments where certain portions are adapted to be alternately separated from and in connection with other portions, such as the seat portion of a childs garment and the connecting edges of any and all other types of garments.

In the drawing now to be described, corresponding reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout.

Fig. 1 is a rear elevational View of a preferred embodiment of the invention partly broken away as applied to the waist portion of a childs wash suit.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational View of Fig. 1 with the lower region of the front panels of a waist partly broken away and outstretched and showing the inner face of the rear panel.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 1 along the plane'3-3 thereof. '5

In accordance with the invention and in accordance with the accompanying drawing, numeral I designates the general rear portion of the waist of the garment embodying the invention herein while Vis the upper part of said rear portion I0 stitched thereto; Numeral I2 designates a collar attached to and I3 and I4 represent parts of sleeve members. Numerals I5 and I0 designate the front panels of the waist portion of the garment described as best shown in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawing.

The fabric of the waist on the inner surface, proximate and along the lower edge thereof is provided with a reinforcing strip I1 which is continuous from the vertical edges of the waist. It is understood that the said reinforcing strip I1 may be stitched only along the rear panel or portion I0 of the waist if so desired. Removably attached to reinforcing strip I1 is a tape member 2| suitably attached to the rear portion Ill of the waist proximate the lateral edges thereof and in abutment with Vthe said reinforcing strip I1. For purposes of removal, tape member 2| is provided with known means such as end buttonholes 25 and 25' adapted to engage with buttons 23 and 22 respectively, the said buttons being stitched to the rear portion I0 of the waist at the reinforcing strip region as best shown in Fig. 3. Buttonhole 25 is not shown on the drawing. It is of course understood that any other means of removable attachment of tape member 2| to reinforcing strip I1 may be resorted to.

The tape member |1 is provided with an elastic cord member 24 which is threaded through the orifices of a plurality of spaced buttons I8, I9, and 20. The said cord member is affixed to the contacting surface of tape member 2| preferably along the longitudinal axis thereof. The aflixation is accomplished preferably by stitching the said cord member 24 to the tape member 2| on each side of the buttons I8, I9, and as designated by numeral 28. The ends of the elastic cord 24 are afxed to the tape member 2| as by loops 26 and 26 passing through end buttonholes and 25'. Loops 26 and 26 are provided with securing means such as binding 21 shown in Fig. 3.

The rear portion of the waist isprovided with a series of butto'nholes adapted to register with buttons I 8, I 9, and 20 mounted on the elastic cord member 24. These buttonholes are designated by numerals I8', I9', and 20', buttonhole I8' not being shown on Fig. 3. The said buttonholes are disposed alo'ng the reinforcing strip I1 and penetrate the fabric of rear waist portion I0. It is to be observed that the buttonholes I8', I9', and 20 are elongated so as to be longer than the diameter of the buttons I8, I9, and 20. Buttons I8, I9, and 20 pass through the corresponding buttonholes I8', I9', and 20' to lie against the outer surface of rear waist portion IU. The elastic cord member 24 is looped at the regions where the buttons I 8, I9, and 20 are affixed. Buttons I8, I9, and 29 serve as an anchorage for buttonholes on another edge of a garment or for the pants portion B of a childs wash suit as shown. It can be readily seen that instead of using buttons in conjunction with the elastic cord member 24 and buttonholes, other varieties of fastening elements are feasible. Accurate alignment between the buttonholes in pants portion B and buttons I8, I 9, and 20 is not essential since the buttonholes I8', I9', and 20' are elongated to compensate for minor inaccuracies resulting from manufacture and shrinkage in washing.

The buttons I8, I9, and 20 are elastically mounted to yield to stresses and strains resulting from the body movements of the wearer. Such yielding minimizes the destruction of buttonholes, loosening of the buttons or fasteners and tearing of the fabric. Reinforcing strip I'I in conjunction with tape member 2| serves as a padding against the transmission of pressure from buttons I8, I 9, and 28 to the body of the wearer.

When washing a garment embodying the invention herein, tape member 2| is detached from the inner face of reinforcing strip I 'I and buttons I8, I9, and 28 are forced inwardly through buttonholes I8', I9', and 20 whereby the tape member `2I including the elastic cord member 24 is integrally removed from the garment. For insertion of the present attachment means tape member 2I by means of its end buttonholes 25 and 25' engages buttons 23 and 22; thereafter buttons I8, I9, and 20 are inserted through their corresponding buttonholes I8', I9', and 20' until the said buttons I8, I9, and 29 rest against the outer surface of the rear portion I9 of the waist.

I wish it understood that minor changes and variations in the construction and detail of the disclosure herein may be indulged in without departing from the spirit of the invention and without departing from the scope of the claims.

I claim:-

1. In a garment having attachable portions, detachable fastening means therefor comprising a reinforcing strip aixed proximate to and along an edge of one of said attachable portions, a removable tape member disposed along and lying on the inside of a portion of said reinforcing strip, an elastic cord member disposed along the said removable tape member, a plurality of spaced fastening members afiixed to the said elastic cord member, the said elastic cord member being afxed to the removable tape member on each side of the fastening members, the fastening members passing through orifices in the attachable portion and reinforcing strip thereto affixed.

2. In a garment having attachable portions, detachable fastening means therefor comprising a reinforcing strip axed proximate to, along an edge and on the inner surface of one of said attachable portions, a removable tape' member disposed along a portion and on the inner surface of said reinforcing strip, an elastic cord member disposed along the said removable tape member,a plurality of spaced fastening members through which the said elastic cord member is threaded, the said elastic cord member being afxed to the removable tape member on each side of the fastening members, the fastening members passing through registering orifices in the attachable portion and reinforcing strip thereto attached.

3. In a garment having a waist and lower attachable portion therewith, yieldable and detachable fastening means therefor comprising a reinforcing strip on the inner Surface and along the rear lower edge of said waist portion, a removable tape member attached to the said reinforcing strip, an elastic cord member disposed along the said removable tape member, a plurality of spaced fastening members afxed to the said elastic cord member, the said elastic cord member being ai'lixed to the removable tape member on each side of the fastening members, the fastening members passing through orifices in the waist portion and the reinforcing strip thereto attached, and a complementary receiving means for the said fastening members provided on an edge of the lower portion of the said garment.

4. In a garment having attachable portions, yieldable and detachable fastening means therefor comprising a reinforcing strip affixed on the inner surface and along the rear lower edge of one of said attachable portions, a removable tape member attached to the said reinforcing strip, r

an elastic cord member lying between the said removable tape member and the reinforcing strip, a plurality of spaced fastening members through which the said elastic cord member is threaded, the said elastic cord member being afiixed to the removable tape member on each side of the fastening members, the fastening members passing through orifices in the attachable portion and the reinforcing strip thereto affixed.

MORRIS TARTIKOFF. 

